‘To This Day’ Live at TED

Friday, March 22nd, 2013

Spoken word artist Shane Koyczan gives a live performance of “To This Day” in a TED Talk.

To This Day: Recovering from Bullying

Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Heartwrenching and visually exquisite, “To This Day” is an animated journey into the effects of bullying.

Solving Homelessness

Wednesday, December 12th, 2012

A short film profiling a participant in the At Home/Chez Soi mental health and homelessness research project, as he cooks a group breakfast.

Encouraging Poem

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

A young poet performs a poem written for people undergoing emotional turmoil.

Global Mental Health

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Dr. Collins discusses the Grand Challenges meeting to prioritize research needs from countries around the globe, as well as emerging ways of delivering mental health services with mobile phones, and modeling other successful health care models.

What’s a Peer Support Group?

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

A short documentary by a student filmmaker about a peer support group in Kelowna, BC, Canada.

Chains and Prayers as Treatment

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

With only 80 mental health treatment beds for an entire country of (an estimated) 29 million people (in 2009), desperation and superstition take over in Afghanistan.

Media and Mental Health

Monday, December 19th, 2011

An interview with a health reporter about mental health and the media. Stigma, sensationalism, writing about policy, and more.

Rethinking Worlds

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Art video featuring performance poetry and imagery about modern living and madness. Winner of the 2011 reTHiNK Possible Worlds award, with the theme “We are all human beings navigating the maze of life.”

Mariel Hemingway Honoured

Monday, November 28th, 2011

Mariel Hemingway accepts The McLean Award for her efforts to inspire mental health and wellness.

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